ChamberFest Cleveland presents worldclass musicians in summer chamber festivals of unique programs that create engaging audience experiences

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $153K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $114K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$436K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$507K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$613K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$436K
FY2025▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$437K
FY2022$479K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$436K
Expenses
$507K
FY2025▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$303K
FY2022$0
FY2023$439K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$507K
Net assets
$613K
FY2025▼ -10%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$474K
FY2022$0
FY2023$459K
FY2024$684K
FY2025$613K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $404K Management & general 13% · $64K Fundraising 8% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$82,050Pt VII · Sec A
President
$39,025Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Peek Sherwood’s $82K as Executive Di is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Jessica Peek Sherwood$82,050———
Jessica Sherwood—$80,800$75,000—
Diana Cohen$39,025$39,550$33,550$33,050
Franklin Cohen——$8,700$12,050

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Chamberfest cleveland presented a festival in 2025 with ten concerts (ticketed) and three family events (free). Season 13 "lost and found" featured a diverse roster of 35 acclaimed musicians.

$404Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$436K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$507K
Ln 25
Programscol B$404K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$613K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$497K
Total assetsLn 16$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$336K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$436K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
SavingsLn 2$324K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$497K
Total assetsLn 16$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$613K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$34K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K$497K
Total assetsLn 16$681K$616K
LiabilitiesLn 26$302$3K
Net assetsLn 32$681K$613K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$92K$18K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$110K$22K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$82K$80K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$6K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$53K$53K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$67K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$507K$404K$64K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2026 $436K$507K−$71K$613K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2025 $717K$492K$225K$684K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 2, 2024 $436K$439K−$3K$459K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 17, 2023 $479K$0$479K$0 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $437K$303K$134K$474K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $436,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $627,073$336,333
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,653$80,244
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,199$19,469
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $713,925$436,046
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,385$272,431
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,530$234,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $491,915$506,859
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $222,010−$70,813
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $436,046 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$54,618
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$281,715
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,159
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$336,333
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,244$80,244
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,469$19,469
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,713$436,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $506,859 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,066 · Management $18,258 · Fundraising $10,751$121,075
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,009 · Management $21,804 · Fundraising $12,854$144,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,675 · Management $2,007 · Fundraising $2,007$6,689
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,228$5,228
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $79,808 · Fundraising $1,753$81,561
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,623 · Fundraising $4,403$7,026
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,621 · Fundraising $6,562$12,183
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,636$5,636
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,648$52,648
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,685$1,685
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,031 · Management $1,430$68,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $404,237 · Management $64,292 · Fundraising $38,330$506,859
Part X · Balance sheet $616,151 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,029$173,449
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $308,873$323,829
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $195,243$118,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $681,145$616,151
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $302$3,151
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $302$3,151
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $440,149$493,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $240,694$120,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $680,843$613,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $681,145$616,151
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $613,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$436,046
XI-2 Total expenses$506,859
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,813
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$680,843
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,970
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$613,000

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